Comments on: Feel It: Reflections on South Africa 2010 and the Contradictions of Fandom http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2010/07/19/feel-it-reflections-on-south-africa-2010-and-the-contradictions-of-fandom/ A soccer blog featuring essays, news and photography exploring soccer around the world Tue, 03 Apr 2012 22:48:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lyndsey http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2010/07/19/feel-it-reflections-on-south-africa-2010-and-the-contradictions-of-fandom/comment-page-1/#comment-27644 Lyndsey Sun, 26 Sep 2010 21:11:53 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/?p=12236#comment-27644 South Africa is such an amazing country. Didn't get there until after the world cup, but the signs of it it were everywhere. Hard to get under the skin though and find out the real view of locals. I got the impression they were pleased south africa had been put on the world map in a positive, however I wasn't sure how many of the locals actually got to go to the games, and whether they were resentful about this. South Africa is such an amazing country. Didn’t get there until after the world cup, but the signs of it it were everywhere. Hard to get under the skin though and find out the real view of locals. I got the impression they were pleased south africa had been put on the world map in a positive, however I wasn’t sure how many of the locals actually got to go to the games, and whether they were resentful about this.

]]> By: Kate http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2010/07/19/feel-it-reflections-on-south-africa-2010-and-the-contradictions-of-fandom/comment-page-1/#comment-26453 Kate Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:35:26 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/?p=12236#comment-26453 Africa Past and Present podcast of possible interest to readers of Andrew's posts: Episode 43: Reflecting on Africa's First World Cup With Chris Bolsmann http://afripod.aodl.org/reflections-on-2010 Episode 41: 2010 World Cup and Grassroots Soccer in South Africa With Thabo Dladla, Conti Khubeka, and Seph Mthembu http://afripod.aodl.org/reflections-on-2010 Africa Past and Present podcast of possible interest to readers of Andrew’s posts:

Episode 43: Reflecting on Africa’s First World Cup
With Chris Bolsmann
http://afripod.aodl.org/reflections-on-2010

Episode 41: 2010 World Cup and Grassroots Soccer in South Africa
With Thabo Dladla, Conti Khubeka, and Seph Mthembu
http://afripod.aodl.org/reflections-on-2010

]]> By: Peter http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2010/07/19/feel-it-reflections-on-south-africa-2010-and-the-contradictions-of-fandom/comment-page-1/#comment-26452 Peter Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:34:15 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/?p=12236#comment-26452 Africa Past and Present podcast of possible interest to readers of Andrew's posts: Episode 43: Reflecting on Africa's First World Cup With Chris Bolsmann http://afripod.aodl.org/reflections-on-2010 Episode 41: 2010 World Cup and Grassroots Soccer in South Africa With Thabo Dladla, Conti Khubeka, and Seph Mthembu http://afripod.aodl.org/reflections-on-2010 Africa Past and Present podcast of possible interest to readers of Andrew’s posts:

Episode 43: Reflecting on Africa’s First World Cup
With Chris Bolsmann
http://afripod.aodl.org/reflections-on-2010

Episode 41: 2010 World Cup and Grassroots Soccer in South Africa
With Thabo Dladla, Conti Khubeka, and Seph Mthembu
http://afripod.aodl.org/reflections-on-2010

]]> By: Annemarie http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2010/07/19/feel-it-reflections-on-south-africa-2010-and-the-contradictions-of-fandom/comment-page-1/#comment-26448 Annemarie Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:26:03 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/?p=12236#comment-26448 Great piece. For all my interest (personal and professional) in South Africa and the World Cup, I was unfortunately unable to make it out there. I've therefore been following a number of people's blogs and posts to try and get a true impression of what it was like. I am off out to SA in November and will be interested to see if anything seems different from how it was pre-World Cup, when i was last there - both in terms of interest in football but also in terms of the so-called legacy. For me, the interesting times start now... just a shame very few people think it worth reporting now the FIFA machine has rolled out of town. Great piece. For all my interest (personal and professional) in South Africa and the World Cup, I was unfortunately unable to make it out there. I’ve therefore been following a number of people’s blogs and posts to try and get a true impression of what it was like. I am off out to SA in November and will be interested to see if anything seems different from how it was pre-World Cup, when i was last there – both in terms of interest in football but also in terms of the so-called legacy. For me, the interesting times start now… just a shame very few people think it worth reporting now the FIFA machine has rolled out of town.

]]> By: dui tampa lawyer http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2010/07/19/feel-it-reflections-on-south-africa-2010-and-the-contradictions-of-fandom/comment-page-1/#comment-26383 dui tampa lawyer Wed, 21 Jul 2010 07:03:24 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/?p=12236#comment-26383 Africa is the world's second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia but despite of it it has been blessed because of the 2010 World Cup event. The 2010 World Cup had brought grace and luck to South Africa, that’s for sure. Because South Africa hosted the biggest sporting event on the globe, the country is benefiting from the construction of new stadiums, hotels and other structures. Also, jobs are being created specifically for the tournament, and massive amounts of tourists will visit the country next year, bringing in revenue the likes of which South Africa has probably never seen. Africa is the world’s second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia but despite of it it has been blessed because of the 2010 World Cup event. The 2010 World Cup had brought grace and luck to South Africa, that’s for sure. Because South Africa hosted the biggest sporting event on the globe, the country is benefiting from the construction of new stadiums, hotels and other structures. Also, jobs are being created specifically for the tournament, and massive amounts of tourists will visit the country next year, bringing in revenue the likes of which South Africa has probably never seen.

]]> By: FootballMS http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2010/07/19/feel-it-reflections-on-south-africa-2010-and-the-contradictions-of-fandom/comment-page-1/#comment-26361 FootballMS Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:38:02 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/?p=12236#comment-26361 Some great memories there. I didn't make it to the World Cup but i have similar fond memories of other Iinternational games i have been to Some great memories there. I didn’t make it to the World Cup but i have similar fond memories of other Iinternational games i have been to

]]> By: Jonathan http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2010/07/19/feel-it-reflections-on-south-africa-2010-and-the-contradictions-of-fandom/comment-page-1/#comment-26350 Jonathan Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:02:50 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/?p=12236#comment-26350 Excellent as always Andrew. Shame we didn't get to meet up in South Africa in the end. I have a question for you - do you read any deeper socio-cultural messages or insights behind the post-World Cup decisions of Premier League clubs to ban the vuvuzela? I wonder if there isn't something a little more sinister behind it as opposed to the party line that it 'detracts from the atmosphere'... Excellent as always Andrew. Shame we didn’t get to meet up in South Africa in the end. I have a question for you – do you read any deeper socio-cultural messages or insights behind the post-World Cup decisions of Premier League clubs to ban the vuvuzela? I wonder if there isn’t something a little more sinister behind it as opposed to the party line that it ‘detracts from the atmosphere’…

]]> By: Peter http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2010/07/19/feel-it-reflections-on-south-africa-2010-and-the-contradictions-of-fandom/comment-page-1/#comment-26348 Peter Tue, 20 Jul 2010 18:25:01 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/?p=12236#comment-26348 South Africa is a schizophrenic country. Andrew, I like the way the World Cup enabled you to combine intellectual sensibility with raw human emotions. No need to be apologetic about it. Notable highs for me were the few seconds in the SA-France game we -- rainbow people at a public viewing area in Joburg -- thought Bafana had scored a third goal and the miracle of qualifying for the 2nd round seemed within reach . . . only for the goal to be called back. And then getting stuck in a massive traffic jam to Soccer City (for Germany-Ghana), which meant that we listened to the entire USA-Algeria game on the radio: just as we pulled into the park-and-walk Donovan scored! The whole family honked in wild celebration. Meanwhile people all around us thought we were crazy and smiled politely. South Africa is a schizophrenic country. Andrew, I like the way the World Cup enabled you to combine intellectual sensibility with raw human emotions. No need to be apologetic about it. Notable highs for me were the few seconds in the SA-France game we — rainbow people at a public viewing area in Joburg — thought Bafana had scored a third goal and the miracle of qualifying for the 2nd round seemed within reach . . . only for the goal to be called back. And then getting stuck in a massive traffic jam to Soccer City (for Germany-Ghana), which meant that we listened to the entire USA-Algeria game on the radio: just as we pulled into the park-and-walk Donovan scored! The whole family honked in wild celebration. Meanwhile people all around us thought we were crazy and smiled politely.

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